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Halligan: Cameron's Negotiation Strategy May Lead to "Brexit"
December 30, 2015
In an analysis of the state of the British electorate prior to the referendum on the UK's membership in the EU, Liam Halligan of The Telegraph writes that Prime Minister David Cameron may be unintentionally sabotaging the campaign to remain in the bloc by engaging in a weak renegotiation with EU leaders.
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Report Reveals High Salaries of EU Officials
December 29, 2015
A report released by the UK Independence Party shows that salaries of many EU officials top that of UK Prime Minister David Cameron and that these salary costs came to £50 million for the EU taxpayer in 2014.
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UK Bill of Rights May Ease Deportation of Terror Suspects
December 29, 2015
According to The Daily Mail, British Government officials report that the proposed UK Bill of Rights legislation will permit the Government to deport terror suspects prior to the European Court of Human Rights' hearing of their appeal and will shield members of the British Armed Forces from human-rights lawsuits.
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Merkel Allies Seek German Benefits Reform for EU Migrants
December 29, 2015
The Telegraph reports that political allies of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union party are calling for her Government to reform the country's benefits system to override a German court judgment requiring the provision of "subsistence" level benefits from municipalities to EU migrants.
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EU Institutions Face Allegations of Whistleblower Retaliation
December 28, 2015
POLITICO reports that a number of complaints regarding retaliation against whistleblowers at EU institutions, including multiple allegations against the bloc's Agency for Fundamental Rights, highlight growing concerns that these entities are not implementing EU rules on protections for employees who report wrongdoing.
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